Refrigerating device.



J. W. HUNTER.

REFRIGERATING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED'SEPT. l0, |914.v

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REFRIGERATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1o, 19|4.

Patented Api. 11, 1916.

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CWM; Mig? v www JOHN W. HUNTER, or WINFIELD, KANSAS.

REFRIGERATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 10, 1914. Serial No. 861,103.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HUNTER,

Va citizen of the United States, residing at Winfield, in the county of Cowley and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerating Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact'descriptio'n of the invention, such` as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

vMy invention is an improved refrigerating device and has for its objectto provide a contrivance of this general class including a canopy or the like and vmeans for .supplying cold air into thesame, thus allowing a person :suffering from heat or fever to lbe greatly relieved, it being understood that the canopy is to be positioned above such person.

With the above andminor obj ects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the -drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a refrigerating device. constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the refrigerating device showing the applica'- tion of the cooling tent or canopy thereto;

Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the supporting structure employed for retainingl the 'tent or canopy in operative position; Fig. 5

lis an end elevation of the refrigerating device and the canopy supporting structure connected thereto, showing the canopy in section and illustrating the manner Ain which the same is applied in cooling the body of an invalid or other person suffering from heat.

In the accompanying drawings, an uprightA rectangular' casing 1 is shown having a lining 2 preferably of galvanized sheet metal, spaced inwardly from its numerous Walls, a packing 3 being disposed between said walls and the lining as is common with devices of this character. The top 4 of the casing 1 is provided with a hinged door' vwhich is normally held in closed position by means of a suitable latch 6, said door being here shown as provided with a handle 7 and with aY nipple 8 which project-s through said Patented Apr. 1.1, 1916. l

cover and which is provided with a suitable form of shut off valve 9.

As most clearly seen in Fig. 2, the front portion of the front of the casing 1 is also provided with a hinged door l0 which is normally held in closed position by a suitable latch 11. f

Located in rear of the door 10 and removably'supported upon cleats 17 whichy are seeov cured tothe end Walls 18 of the casing 1, is

an ice pan -19 which is here shown as formed of a wooden plate or board 20 having a sheet metal covering 21 lon its lower side and a similar covering 22 upon its upper side, the intermediate portion of the cover 22 being depressed as indicated at 23 whereby to p rovide means for receiving the drippings from the ice 24 which is positionedupon a perforated plate 25. having supporting flanges 26res'ting upon the cover 22. Near one end,

the depressed portion 23 of the plate 22 is formed in the top of a cylindrical drip pan 29 and connected therewith by a drip tube 34, said pan resting upon the bottom 14 and being preferably held` against Vshifting therein by a transverse cleat 30 which rises from said bottom.

As most clearly seen in Fig. l, the bottom 14 is provided with an opening 36 which is normally closed by a pivoted valve plate 37 having an operating handle 38, said plate being pivoted beneath said bottom. -It will therefore be seen, that `when the valve plate 37 is moved to close the opening 36 and the valve 9 stands in closed position, no air Whatever may enter the interior of the casing l, thereby providing" an extremely elficient refrigerating device. v i

The casing, as above, described, is pro'- vided at its four corners with upright guides 39 in which the reduced upper ends 40v of supporting legs 41 are slidably mounted, set screws 42 being provided whereby the casing may be rigidly supported upon its legs in any one of a number of vertically adjusted positions. The lower portions of the end walls 18 of said casing 1 are likewise .provided with L-shaped brackets 43 through vprovided with a sleeve 27 which dependsl v screws 44 are threaded'to' allow thev casing 1` to be attached to a box or the like for cooling the interior thereof in a manner which need not'be illustrated in the present application.

The casing is preferably of such size as -to v allow the same to' be readily transported from place to place by means of the handle 7, the device becoming extremely useful for use uponpicnics and the like in which instance, shelves 35 may be employed for the purpose of supporting the edibles.

The device may be further employed for. the purpose of preserving ice by placing-v` the entire casing in the ordinary ice receptacle of a refrigerator or ice-box removing the shelves 35, and positioning the pan 19 on cleats 17 near the bottom of said casing, whereupon the entire casing 1 may be lled with ice, which, due to the construction of the casing 1, will be preserved to an appreciable extent, yet when the valves 9 and 37 are opened, air is allowed to pass through the nipple 8 and into the casing 1 where it now becomes extremely cold and drops through the opening 36 into the ice-- box or refrigerator with which the casing 1v is employed. When the pan 19 is positioned upon lthe cleats 17 the pan 29 is removed and the tube 34 is passed through the opening, 36, said .tube leading to the drip discharge of the ice-box.

As most clearly seen in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, the rear wall of the casing 1 is provided' with an upright guide 46 near its lower end, said guide receiving an' upright 'shank 47 formed on a horizontal rod 48 which is thereby removably attached to said casing, said rod extending rearwardly from the guide 46 and having its free end bent upwardly and formed into an eye 49 through which a second horizontal rod 5Q slides, said rod 50 having one of its ends turned down= wardly and formed into an eye 51 embracing the. rod 48, whereby said rod 50 may be adjusted toward or laway from the receptacle 1, a set screw 52 being preferably passed -through the portion of the rod 48 forming the eye 49 for the purpose ofA lockingl said rod 50 against movement. As most clearly seen in Fig. 4, the rear end portion of the rod 50 is bentdownwardly at right angles as indicated at 52, is turned laterally as at 53 and then bent upon itself as at 54,

the free end of said rod projecting laterally v1n the opposite direction from the portion 53 as indicated at 55. kBy this formation, a supporting and bracing foot is provided at the lower end of the portion 52 of the rod` 50. The construction just described, is employed when the device is used for reducing the temperature of a person suering from heat or fever, in which application the casingl is raised to the proper extent upon its legs 41, said legs now straddling the body of the invalid as indicated in Fig. 5. When in this position, the supporting structure, just described overlies the lower portion of the persons body with the supporting means at the lower end of the portionv 52 resting upon the bed llcover C upon which the person lies. With the parts in this position, a tent or canopy` 56 is positioned upon the device as' clearly, seen in Figs. 3 and 5, said canopy having an inverted V-shaped end wall 57 which lies adjacent the portion 52 of the rod 50 and a pair of side walls 58 which extend longitudinally from the end wall 57 and Contact with the end walls 18 of the receptacle 1, said walls 58 being then continued as indicated at 59 in Fig. 5, .to provide an opposite. end wall whose lower end' is slit as at 60 to receive the neck (of the person` whose body is thereby located beneath the canopy',y The extended portions 59 of the side walls 58, constituting one end of the tent or canopy 56, are attached to an endless fiexible band 61 which yieldingly embraces the casing` 1 when theparts are in this position,'one end portion of the4 walls 58 and the top 62 ofthe canopy being likewise attached to said flexible band 61. 1t will therefore be seen, that when the band 61 is stretched or expanded, the'canopy 56 `may be entirely removed from the casing 1 and the supporting means in rear thereof after which said supporting means may be removed from the guide 46.

When the canopy 56 is employed for the above set forth purpose, the valves 9 and 37 are opened, thus allowing cool air to pass into the interior of said canopy thereby effectually reducing the temperature of the patients body. rIhe drip pan'29 is used in this connection.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A- device for the purpose set forth comprising a refrigerating receptacle having air ports in .its upper and lower ends, legsfor supporting said refrigerating receptacle at the desired height, a supporting rod projecting 4laterally from one wall of said receptacle and a canopy surrounding said receptacle and having a depending skirt, a portion of said canopy being supported by saidl laterally projecting rod.

2. A device of the character described comprising a refrigerating receptacle having air passages in its upper and lower ends an elasticv band yieldingly encircling said receptacle, a canopy having portions con- 3.' A device of the characterdescribed comprising an upright refrigerating receptacle having air passages in its upper and lower ,ends an elastic band yieldingly en circling said receptacle, a canopy having a portion secured to saidy elastic band depend*-` ing therefrom, one portion of said canopy projecting laterally from saidrefrigerating` receptacle, a canopy having a rectangular 'opening in its upper side, the ledges of said canopy'adjacent said opening, being secured to said .flexible band, a portion of said canopy projecting laterally from the refrig4 erating receptacle, and means carried by the receptacle whereby said laterally projecting portionl may be supported.

5. A device of the character described comprising an upright refrigerating receptacle, a guide carried by one side thereof, a rod having a portion removably inserted in said guide, a canopy lhaving a portion overlying said rod and having an opening i near one. end,l and a flexible band secured to said canopy at the Iedges of'its opening, said band encircling said receptacle. 6. A device of the character described comprising an upright receptacle having a guide thereon, a rod having a portion removably inserted in said guide, said rod projecting laterally from said receptacle and slidablein said last mentioned guide, a supporting standard depending from the second mentioned rod, means whereby said rods may be locked against moveihent, a canopy having its top overlying said rods, and having an 'opening in said top, and .a band attached to said canopy at the edges of the opening therein, said band embracing said receptacle.

, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses. l

JOHN W. HUNTER.

Witnesses:

JAMES BETHEL, A. J. PETTIT.

' having a guide on its free end, a second rod' u 

